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5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor: Sleep Disorders
If you are experiencing chronic sleep problems and improving your sleep hygiene has not made a difference, it's time to talk to your doctor. Here are five important questions to ask your doctor in determining the source of your sleep problems and ...
Aug 25 2010
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Foods that Can Improve Sleep
Sleep is critical to our everyday functioning as human beings, and is integrally connected with another essential part of daily life: eating. What and when you eat and drink can actually affect your quantity and quality of sleep. And a lack of sle...
Jan 12 2011
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Healthy Sleep 101: Why We Need Sleep
Understanding the need for sleep is a relatively new research field, and scientists continue to study what happens to the body during sleep and why the process of sleep is so essential. We do know that sleep is necessary to maintain critical body ...
Aug 25 2010
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Insomnia 101
Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by difficulty sleeping or falling asleep. About one-third of all adults will experience insomnia at some point in their life, while about 15 percent experience chronic insomnia over a longer period of tim...
Aug 25 2010
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Narcolepsy Overview
Narcolepsy is a nervous system disorder that leads to instability in the sleep-wake cycle. It causes excessive daytime sleepiness and leads to sudden onsets of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Narcolepsy may be accompanied by cataplexy, which is th...
Aug 25 2010
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Nocturia Overview
Nocturia is a condition where a person awakens numerous times during sleep to urinate, often disrupting sleep cycles. Most people can sleep six to eight hours a night without having to go to the bathroom because the bladder can hold more than a ha...
Aug 25 2010
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Periodic Limb Movement Disorder Basics
Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) is a condition where a person’s limbs move repetitively during sleep, which can severely disrupt the person’s sleep. It was formerly called sleep myoclonus or nocturnal myoclonus.
Aug 25 2010
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Preventing Sleep Disorders: Tips To Sleep Better
Sleep hygiene isn't about showering before bed or keeping your sheets clean (though these are important, too). It's about developing habits that promote good health and eliminating any bad habits that could be keeping you up at night. Here are a f...
Aug 25 2010
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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Basics
Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder—or REM sleep behavior disorder—is a disorder where a person acts out vivid dreams while they sleep. The dreams almost always involve action, sometimes violent. The actions a person may imitate during REM ...
Aug 25 2010
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Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder where a person feels urges to move his or her legs in order to stop unpleasant or tingling sensations while sitting or lying down. The condition can disrupt sleep patterns, leading to fatigue ...
Aug 25 2010
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